Ken Paxton's attorney in his impeachment trial endorses Democrat James Talarico in U.S. Senate race
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Key Points:
- Dan Cogdell, a Houston attorney who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for nearly a decade, has endorsed Democrat James Talarico in the Texas U.S. Senate race.
- Cogdell praised Paxton's acquittal in the 2023 impeachment trial but criticized Paxton's political focus on appeasing former President Donald Trump.
- Cogdell emphasized the need for improvements in Texas education and health care and expressed concern about blindly supporting Trump in Washington.
- Paxton's campaign dismissed the endorsement as unsurprising due to Cogdell's Democratic affiliation, while Paxton's lead defense attorney reaffirmed support for the incumbent.
- Talarico's campaign is leveraging Paxton's legal controversies to energize Democratic hopes of flipping the Texas Senate seat in the upcoming November election.